Yalta goes to the beach: it looks like Crimea has only an energy bridge left so far

Seaside beach in Yalta on June 25. Photo: Mark Titov
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The peninsula met the third day of massive rolling blackouts again with the noise of generators. In the resort Yalta, there may not be a power supply for 3-5 hours or more. Even doctors make adjustments to the work. While the heat is sending more and more people to the beach.

Part of Yalta and a few tourists meet power outages in the heat on the beach. There are more and more sunbathers and swimmers, while the time of outages that rolled through the resort is unknown. Usually they last for 3-5 hours, but some areas near the very center can sit for most of the daylight hours without electricity. Cafes and shops solve the problem with generators.

Restrictions apply to both hospitals and polyclinics. But generators in not all institutions can pull out all the necessary power.

"Dear patients! Due to possible power outages, some types of examinations and procedures may be postponed to another time. We ask you to treat this situation with understanding," reports, for example, the Yalta branch of the FMBA of Russia. He manages polyclinics and hospitals in the resort town.

The quality of mobile communications due to power outages has also fallen.

"We did it in 2015 and 2016," residents say calmly. Crimeans, beaten by blackouts, are closely following the news, noting that, obviously, the energy bridge with the mainland has again become the main source of electricity.

This was indirectly confirmed by the data of the System Operator of the Unified Energy System of Russia. But today he stopped publishing data on the Crimea.

As reported by EADaily , fan outages in Crimea began on June 21 after the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Krymenergo reported damage to power grids. Crimea has two new thermal power plants near Simferopol and Sevastopol with a total capacity of 900 MW, as well as three other less powerful power plants. In addition, there is an energy bridge with the Krasnodar Territory, and there are also solar and wind power plants. At the same time, it is not known what is the reason for the decrease in supplies, damage to stations or transmission lines and substations.

At the same time, the data of the System Operator of the Unified Energy System of Russia on the morning of June 25 showed quite clearly how much the power available to the peninsula has fallen. So, from 8.00 to 9.00 on June 25, 2025, the peninsula consumed 1051 MWh, and at the same time a week ago - 965 MWH. Today, the available and consumed volumes amounted to 669 MWh at 8.00−9.00. At the same time, its own actual generation amounted to 82 MWh.